A Surprised Whole
Loving the Dust of the Universe
Tuesday 6th June
A Lecture for the Temenos Academy Series LOVE & THE IMAGINATION
A Surprised Whole, Loving the Dust of the Universe
DR TOM CHEETHAM
In the Chair Valentin Gerlier
Venue The Royal Asiatic Society
14 Stephenson Way
London NW1 2HD
Nearest Underground Euston Square
Doors open 6.10pm for a prompt start at 6.30pm
Tom Cheetham writes
We will begin by outlining Henry Corbin’s ecumenical theology with particular emphasis on the implications of what he called psycho-cosmology. This vision of reality, and the experiences which it enables, is not merely a historical curiosity but is accessible to us today. We will sketch some other recent attempts to outline similar cosmologies based on fundamentals more inclusive than those that ground materialist science. Among these I am perhaps most moved by the work of Kaja Silverman which draws in part on the life and work of Lou Andreas-Salomé, and I hope to convince you to be as excited by her vision as I am.
TOM CHEETHAM is the author of five books on the imagination in psychology, religion and the arts, and one book of poems. He taught natural science and the humanities at the college level for 20 years. He is a Fellow of the Temenos Academy and teaches and lectures frequently in Europe and the US.